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- noun Plural form of
kurta .
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Examples
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"We wanted to create a place in which Rajasthani musicians of spectacular talent could receive world attention," says Mr. Singh, a lean man who sports an earring, wears knee-length, collarless shirts called kurtas, and pulls his long gray hair into a ponytail.
Keeping Time Robert Turnbull 2008
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About men not wearing traditional clothes - on festivals and national holidays I have observed men wearing 'kurtas' even on English news channels.
WordPress.com News 2008
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Step out of the airport and the first thing you'll notice are men holding hands, shoulders brushing as they pass by in their long, dress-like kurtas.
Adrien Field: Gay in Delhi Adrien Field 2011
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No micro-minis and bandeau tops, but cotton trousers and fitted kurtas.
Victoria Lautman: Palaces, Camels, Salman, and Oprah: If It's January, It Must be the Jaipur Literature Festival Victoria Lautman 2012
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I was amazed at the beautiful kurtas for sale in an impressive array of colors, necklines sparkling with sequins and beadwork, and picked up half a dozen in light weight material to wear during my journey throughout northern India this past spring, when summer was already on it's way and temperatures were high.
Marissa Bronfman: Shopping and Safari Chic in Rajasthan Marissa Bronfman 2010
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Perhaps seeing their proud faces atop snappy dress uniforms instead of kurtas or Nehru jackets shocked me into the recognition of their Americanness.
Philip Goldberg: Hindu Americans Come Of Age Philip Goldberg 2011
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No micro-minis and bandeau tops, but cotton trousers and fitted kurtas.
Victoria Lautman: Palaces, Camels, Salman, and Oprah: If It's January, It Must be the Jaipur Literature Festival Victoria Lautman 2012
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No micro-minis and bandeau tops, but cotton trousers and fitted kurtas.
Victoria Lautman: Palaces, Camels, Salman, and Oprah: If It's January, It Must be the Jaipur Literature Festival Victoria Lautman 2012
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No micro-minis and bandeau tops, but cotton trousers and fitted kurtas.
Victoria Lautman: Palaces, Camels, Salman, and Oprah: If It's January, It Must be the Jaipur Literature Festival Victoria Lautman 2012
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No micro-minis and bandeau tops, but cotton trousers and fitted kurtas.
Victoria Lautman: Palaces, Camels, Salman, and Oprah: If It's January, It Must be the Jaipur Literature Festival Victoria Lautman 2012
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